Will O’Neill By Will O’Neill, Newport Beach City Council Member You don’t elect your Mayor. Instead, your Mayor is chosen by the city council every year, rotated only from amongst themselves. But you can change this system and ensure that your Mayor is directly accountable to you. Ballots hit mailboxes Read More
I’ve seen the ballot question for Measure B, the “Elect Our Mayor” initiative. Shall the Newport Beach City Charter be amended to provide for the direct election of the Mayor? That’s simple. It’s straightforward. Should voters choose their Mayor or should other people choose for us? Right now, the City Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager All of our City departments went above and beyond in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that was especially true for the Newport Beach Fire Department. The volume of calls and demand for services for our firefighters, emergency medical personnel and Read More
There is no better candidate for District 5 Supervisor than Katrina Foley. As Airport Commissioner, I witnessed Supervisor Foley working collaboratively with residents, JWA staff, Cities, and the General Aviation community to develop a Fly Friendly program that will bring relief to noise-impacted OC communities. Supervisor Foley tackled homelessness the day Read More
Measure B sure has brought out some interesting opposing arguments, often based in falsehoods and fear. Fear and name-calling don’t move the needle for me, and I hope they don’t for you. A recent rebuttal to the No campaign, written by John O’Hara, reflects the thinking that sealed my commitment Read More
Grace Leungce leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager Our next City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 10. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/68241/72?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery. A study session will begin at 4 p.m. Agenda items include: Residential refuse program update. Read More
Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager After nearly two years of effort that included numerous community workshops and public input opportunities, the City’s Housing Element update is nearing completion and certification by the state. The Housing Element update, part of the City’s General Read More
Danny Crowe, John Adkison, MaryAnn DiPietro and Alison Nusbaum star in “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach. By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy It makes perfect sense for Laguna Playhouse to program “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” Read More
In June, we will be voting on whether or not to create an elected mayor position for Newport. Electing a mayor is only a small part of this proposal. Like many things, the devil is in the details since this proposal creates an exceptionally powerful mayor. One of the concerns Read More
Last October, I wrote a letter to the editor that called The Elect Our Mayor initiative “The People’s Power Grab.” I encouraged the City Council to let us, the voters, choose the Mayor directly. The City Council would have to give up that power and let us, the voters, take Read More
